Corset



A. D'. BAILEY sept. 29, 1925.

consm- Filed July 28, 1924 ATTORNEYS Patented sept. 29, i925.

UNITED STATES Param oFFicE.

ANNA DEANE BAILEY, O'F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORSET.

.Application led July-2S, 1924.

To alt whom. t 97mg/ concer-n i Be it known that l, ANNA DnANn Beiipnr, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the4 city,

'.county, and State of New Yorlnhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of theinvention is to provide a corset having two front sections so shaped and connected together along a central longitudinal seam as to eirert an inward pressure on the abdomen when the corset is applied and secured to the body of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a corset which when applied to the wearer will exert inward pressure on the abdomen whileproviding a fullness in the bust portion at a point below the upper` front edge of the coiset.

There are other important objects and advantages of the invention which will fully hereinafter appear.

The various object-s and advantages of the invention are attained by properly shaping theff'various sections of the corset and securing said sections together along the longitudinal edges thereof.

In the drawing, Fig. l is a front view of the corset showing it applied;

Fig. 2 a rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 a diagrammatic side elevation;

Fie'. t a view of the corset oben and unapplied;

Fig. 5 a detail view of one of the front central sections; and

Fig. 6 a detail view of one of the side sections.

Referring to the various parts by numerals, l and 2 designate the two front central sections of the corset adapted to extend across the abdomen. These sections are eX- actly alike in shape and aie connected together at their meeting edges, said connecting edges forming the central seam which extends longitudinally of the corset at the front thereof. This seam is preferably formed by stitching together the meeting edges of the two front central sections. 3

and 4 designate the side sections which are stitched to the outer longitudinal edges of the front sections. The side section l is divided longitudinally into two sections Il and ab and the meeting edges of these sec- `routwardly curved` part Serial No 728,637.

tions are provided with hooksand eyes, or

yother suitable fasteninglmeans, to connect atG. From the upper ends of these curved parts 6 the meeting edges of theseatwoy front sections are curved convexly to ,the upper ends of the sections, as shown at 7 inFig. 5.

'The opposed edges of the front sections therefor prior to being stitched together curve away from each other from their lower ends upwardly to a pointlocated over the point of maximum abdominal girth, and

curve toward each otherabove said point to` the point of maximum bust; girth, and finally curve away from Aeach other above-said latter point. By curving the edges of the front sections as described, the front lower portion of the corset will curve and curve inwardly when these` edges are secured together and thereby exert an inward pres-` sure upon and across the abdomen` whenV the corset is in position on the wearer. 4,The 7 provides ya fullness in the corset below the upper edgev thereof.

@To cause the upper edge of thevcorset tostit closely about the body of the wearer the outer ends of the front central sections .are contracted by meanst of V-shaped pleats or darts 8 which tapery downwardly.fromthe upper end ofthe section. Theolower ends` of the front central sections are contracted slightly by means of upwardly extending tapered pleats or darts 9. The outer edges of the front central sections are curved outwardly as shown at l0 in Fig. 5. These outwardly curved edges being stitched to the meeting edges ofthe side sections to form the seams 11. The side sections are properly shaped to give the desired close fit to theV garment at the sides of the wearer. Downwardly tapered pleats or darts 16 are formed on the upper ends of the side sections to contract the upper edge of the garment and to give the desired fullness below the upper edge thereof and at the front of the garment.

The back of the corset consists of a central rear section l2 and the two rear side sections 13 and la, the sections 13 and 14 being stitched along their longitudinal C? im edges to the central rear section 12 and to the side sections 3 and 4. The rear section 12 is preferably of elastic webbing and it terminates a suitable distance below the upper edge of the corset, the upper edge of said section being straight and substantially horizontal when the corset is applied. The upper portions of the sections 13 and 14; are connected together by an inelastic top section 15. The lower edge of this top section extends below the upper edge of the elastic section 12 and on the outer side thereof. The top section 15 is connected to section 12 by stitching along the lower edge of the top section, the upper edge of the section 12 being free and unconnected to the top section. The lower edge of the top section 15 extends downwardly in a somewhat V-form so that the central part of said top section extends a considerable distance below the upper free edge of the elastic section 12. This leaves a free eiastic flap extending above the lower edge of the inelastic top section 15. This elastic iiap is designed to press inwardly against the baclr of the wearer. The sections 13 and ll` are properly shaped to produce a close fitting garment. The elastic section 12 permits the garment to be fitted very closely 'to the wearer and the loose flap at the top of said section exerts an inward pressure on the back of the wearer.

The diagrammatic view of Fig. 3 indicates the inwardly-curved portion and the application of inward pressure produced by shaping the front central sections as described. This inward pressure is greatest at the point indicated at 6:, that being approximately midway the ends of the inwardly curved edge 6. From the point 6a, the pressure gradually decreases upwardly to the curved edge 7, and downwardly to the end of the curved edge 5.

It will be understood, of course, that the meeting edges of the front central sections tion is a close fitting garment without stiff fening stays or ribs, which will exert the desired inward pressure upon the abdomen and on the upper portion of the back.

What I claim is A fabric corset freely flexible in all directions adapted to extend downwardly over the hips and across the center of the abdomen and also upwardly above the bust of the wearer and formed with two freely flexible front central sections extending the Vertical length of the corset, the opposed edges of said sections before being secured together being shaped to curve away from each other from their lower ends upwardly to a point located over the point of maximum abdominal girth, and curve toward each other above said point to the point of maximum bust girth, and finally curve away from each other above said latter p'oint to the upper ends of the sections, said opposed edges when stitched together throughout their length forming a continuous longitudinal central seam at the front of the corset, causing the abdominal covering portions of the central sections to curve inwardly against the abdomen at the central seam and thereby create an inward pressure directly over the center of the abdomen and an inward and downward pressure over the bust when the corset is applied, the corset being adapted to be opened at a point off-set from the cen tral seam; and fastening means to hold the corset closed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

ANNA DEANE BALEY. 

